Inventory & Material Planning Specialist - immediate opening

Launch Your Supply Chain Career | Training Provided

Hollingsworth is looking for a recent graduate or early-career professional to join our Mishawaka team as a customer-facing Inventory & Material Planning Specialist. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in material planning, inventory control, supplier coordination, logistics, and production support while learning how supply chain operations work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Previous material-planning experience is not required. If you have some manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, inventory, or related experience and are organized, curious, and ready to learn, we'll train you in the systems and processes you need to succeed.

What Youll Do

• Help review customer demand, schedules, inventory, and material requirements.
• Monitor material availability and help identify potential shortages.
• Communicate with suppliers and internal teams to obtain updates and resolve issues.
• Support shipment priorities, deliveries, and production requirements.
• Maintain accurate inventory and material-planning information.
• Learn to use ERP/MRP systems and customer portals.
• Participate in continuous-improvement activities related to inventory, material flow, and customer service.

What Were Looking For

• Recent graduate or early-career candidate with relevant education and/or hands-on experience
• Some experience or exposure to manufacturing, warehousing, inventory, logistics, supply chain, or operations through employment, internship, co-op, or other hands-on experience
• Comfortable working with numbers and reviewing information for accuracy
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Strong communication, organization, follow-through, and problem-solving skills
• Customer service mindset
• Willingness to learn material planning, inventory management, supplier coordination, and ERP/MRP systems

Helpful, But Not Required

• Degree or coursework in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, Business, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related field
• Internship or co-op experience in manufacturing or supply chain
• Exposure to SAP or another ERP/MRP system
• Automotive, warehouse, packaging, kitting, fulfillment, or distribution experience

Ready to Start Your Supply Chain Career?

If youre looking for an opportunity where you can learn, contribute, and grow, wed like to hear from you.

note: relocation assistance not provided

Equal Employment Opportunity: Hollingsworth provides equal opportunity in employment, maintains a diverse workforce, and prohibits all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions, policies, and practices will comply with applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws and regulations. We intend to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Hollingsworth is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding employment including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

Substance-Free Employer:

• Hollingsworth does not hire employees who smoke or use tobacco products in states where this restriction is permitted.
• Hollingsworth does not hire individuals who illegal drugs. This includes use of marijuana/cannabis which may be legal locally but is prohibited under US federal law.